Shepherd University - Cohongoroota Yearbook (Shepherdstown, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1955 volume:

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' 'K ww 4 4 wwf 'W 'Q , , V W 2 Q i ' ? 1 , igfgunnf'-s!'1-if f A V , Ax T f 1 1 My' Au wi 1 X wi AQ' N, 5 f W 7' 'X Q5 ,Z'1,5,, -g z fs' M,yly www rmfM?'1f'f6 I . x- V ., , V A - S 'Mgwwkv 4 1, 4. ,nv , ...mls-tavlm.-.....i. .-,. ,. ,. , , . -M M Q 1. 'ff ' Q ar, ,fs W7 DEDICATION To l-l. G. Wells' lisT oT ouTsTanding personages, The Shepherd sTudenTs would happily add ThaT oT Miss Flor- ence Shaw, ProTessor oT ElemenTary EducaTion aT Shepherd College. To all who lfnovv her she symbolizes vicTory Tor The cause oT abundanT living Through educaTion. Believing in The su- preme worTh and digniTy oT The indi- vidual and his righT To develop ThaT di- vine poTenTial, she has TaughT wiTh a vision and a spiriT oT sacriTicial love and devoTion To TruTh ThaT has served To in- spire and lighT The way To TulTillmenT Tor many. ln knowing her, one glimpses a rare TruTh and beauTy oT living. She is a mod- ern-day sainT whose immorTaliTy is The impress upon all morTal beings whose lives have Touched hers. So as an expression oT graTiTude and appreciaTion on The parT oT sTudenTs, TaculTy and Triends oT Shepherd Col- lege, The COHONGOROOTA sTaTT happily dedicaTes To lvliss Shaw The I955 COHONGOROOTA. MISS FLORENCE SHAW PRESIDENT Since I87I, Shepherd College has been dedicaTed To The higher educaTion oT The youTh oT WesT Virginia and The NaTion. The T954-55 academic year marlcs anoTher impor- TanT page in The hisTory oT The building oT a beTTer and greaTer Shepherd College. The college enrolled The IargesT sTudenT body in The hisTory oT The insTiTuTion wiTh 563 Tull- Time sTudenTs, an increase oT I4 per cenT over The pasT year. The residence halls Tor men and women were Tilled To capaciTy. Shepherd Col- lege can be iusTly proud oT The ouTsTanding men and women who are members oT The T954-55 sTudenT body. The high academic, social, and moral sTandards oT our sTudenTs are giving Shepherd College The repuTaTion oT being a College oT QualiTy. Shepherd has been assembling an ouTsTand- ing TacuITy To serve The educaTionaI needs oT our rapidly growing insTiTuTion. During The year The college TaculTy has been engaged in a sTudy oT The academic program oT The college. College classroom TaciliTies were enlarged wiTh The renovaTion oT The Tormer gymnasium inTo WhiTe I-Iall, a modern new classroom building Tor Business AdminisTraTion. The I-Iome Economics program was expanded wiTh The esTabIishmenT oT a new I-Tome Manage- menT I-louse on The campus. STudenT organizaTions and acTiviTies have had a successTul year and we congraTuIaTe The STudenT SenaTe Tor The leadership ThaT They have given The sTudenT body under Their new consTiTuTion. We are graTeTul To our annual sTaTT and Their capable sponsor Tor The T955 CCHONGO- ROOTA. Shepherd College is moving ahead in a Pro- gram oT Progress because oT TaiThTul TaculTy members, successTul sTudenTs, loyal alumni, and Tine Triends. PRESIDENT IKENBERRY 1151 J' W. ,Alh- ffw' ,M DMINISTRATION 'Q 'W JOE C. HUMPHREY, Ed.D. Academic Dean JOHN L. EGLE Business Manager VALBORG E. FLETTY, Ph.D Dean of Worr.en A. G. SLONAKER, M.A Regisirar CLYDE ARNOLD, A,B. Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds ' '--Q -I -vi'-A ..f , .f - -X A l I CHARLES ATHERTON, Ed.D. Mafhemafics CHARLES BRENNAN, M S. Physical Science and Engineerin- HARRY M. BROWN, M.A English and Journalism JEFFERSON D. CASKEY, M.S. Associate Librarian RUTH CONARD, M.S. Physical Educafion SARA HELEN CREE, Ed.D Physical Education FACULTY LOIS CROSS, Ph.D. Business Educalion FRED B. EDGELL, Ph.D. English CARL FARNSWORTH, M.A Music and Languages GUY FRANK, M. A. Music DONALD E. FUOSS, Ed.D. Physical Education and Alhlelics ANN GARDINER, M.S. Nursing ROBERT GILDART, M.S. Journalism JOHN GOULDING, Ph.D. Chemisfry RAY E. HARRIS. M.S. Biology LOUISE HUFFAKER, M.A. Librarian HARRY KLUG, Ph.D. Political Science CLETUS D. LOWE, M.A. Social Science RICHARD MACKEY, Ed.D. Physical Educalion VERA ELLEN MALTON, Ph.D. Dramalics V-A , ,.- u-.swshwm m.,, s --...g MRS. HAZEL NEWMAN, M.S. Home Economics WILLIAM A. PHILP, Ed.D. Education CHARLES F. PRINTZ, M.A. Business Adminisfrafion DAVID R. REVELEY, Ph.D. Educaiion MRS. MARY J. SCANLON, M.Ed. Ari RUTH SCARBOROUGH, Ph.D Hisfory FACULTY FLORENCE SHAW, M.A. Elementary Education cg. STEVENS, Ph.D. Radio KENNETH STRINGER, Ph.D. Biology DOROTHY TILLOTSON, B.Mus.Ed. Music ALICE BICKNELL JEAN MARIE SHIPLEY CHRISTINE KNOTT LAURA HAMMOND EDITH BLAND HELEN LOWE VIRGINIA CREAMER BETTY MAUGANS EDRA RILEY ADM SIAF NISIRAIIVE ALICE BICKNELL. . JEAN MARIE SHIPLEY CHRISTINE KNOTT. . . , LAURA HAMMOND EDITH BLAND. . HELEN LOWE . . VIRGINIA CREAMER. BETTY MAUGANS , . EDRA RILEY . I4 . . Residence Counselor, Women . . Clerk 'Io Regisfrar AssisIan'I Manager, CoIIege Booksfore . .College Nurse . .Cashier . . Manager, Sfudenf Cen'Ier . . Secrefary Io Hue Presidenf . Secrefary 'ro Ihe Academic Dean . Secrefary Io +I1e Dean of Sfudenfs F F I V I I Q I S ,fy 'ch' .522 x f nf? S 4 Q ,,f, Eh 1 Y H W. w, 1 Rx X5 , ,.,, , w 7.1 2 x s X 679 w X 4 x ,' L SHEPHERD SENIOR 9 NANCY ELISE NEEDY, A.B. Secondary Educaiion, Marhnsburg, W.Va., Bela Chi Pi Mu, Phi Sigma Chi. 0 JEAN PINDER, AB. Elemenlrary Educalrion, Mariins- burg, W.Va., Puiure Teachers of America, Alpha Psi Qmega, Siudenf Chrisfian Associaiion, Phi Sigma Chi President 0 LORELEI LORRAINE WILT, AB. Secondary Educa- Jrion, Bolivar, W.Va., Phi Sigma Chi. 0 DOROTHY KNODE, AB. Secondary Educafion Shepherdsfown, W.Va., Fuiure Teachers of America Choir, Phi Sigma Chi. CLASS OF 1955 0 JOHN KERR FLEMING, A.B. l'lislory, Greenville W.Va., lnlernalional Relalions Club, Choir, Circle K S+uden+ Courl, llmela Sigma Clmi President 0 FRANK MILLER, A.B. Educalion, lvlarfinsburg W.Va..Band,Tl1e+a Sigma Chi. l .l . .A A-W gg f 4 maev 0 GEORGE W. COSTELLO, JR., A.B. l-lislory, Berry- ville, Va., Sludenf Courl. 17 '-was Q L -.A Q2 'Wwe X u. sv , , 5 ZW mg: , s 3 4- ,xx a- Xif ' S 4 054 - Ei' vrjm 'rf :V f 5 Q. 'KA -Y -l 4,Q.4nf-sniff 4 f SHEPHERD SENIOR 0 RICHARD HART, B.S. Business Adminisrrarion, Win- chesfer, Va., Varsiiy Club, Zeia Sigma. 0 SCHLEY R. LYONS, B.S. Hisfory, A.B. Secondary Educaiion, Siiepherdsiown, W.Va. 3 ii-Ev Q3 0 BOB WANTZ, A.B. Secondary Educafion, Hagers- fown, Md., Varsify Club, Zefa Sigma. 0 JACK WEST, B.S. Business Adminisfrafion, Hagers- Jrown, Md., Varsiiy Club, Zeia Sigma. 0 CHARLENE MELLOTT, A.B. Secondary Educalion. Berkeley Springs, W.Va,, Alpha Sigma Tau. 0 JEAN RUSSE,A.B. English, Sou'rl1Cl1arles+on,W.Va.. Pi Della Epsilon President Pickef Edilor. IU' KU' 0 BARBARA ROWLAND, A.B. Secondary Educalion, Clear Spring, Md.. Alpha Sigma Tau. 19 IS., Mgmt ,xv W D f--af faflfllqx 4 9 ,fgmfb ww 4'l? ' H' ! fr- b SHEPHERD SENIOR 0 PATRICIA FUNK, A.B. EIemenIary Educafion, I-Ia- qersfown, Md., S.C.A., E.I.A. 0 BETTY G. ENGLE, A.B. Elemeniary Educaiion, Shen- andoah Jundion, W.Va., I3.T.A., S.C.A., Phi Sigma Chi. 0 LOIS JUNE TRIGGS, A.B. Elemeniary Educaiion CharIes Town, W.Va., S.C.A., I:.T.A., AIpha Sigma Tau 0 LA RUE SCHILLING, A.B. EIemenIary Educafion, I-Iagersfown, Md., Kappa DeIIa Pi, E.I'.A., S.C.A. CLASS OF 1955 0 HAROLD H. PRICE, A.B. Secondary Educalrion, Ha- gers+own, Md., Ze+a Sigma. 0 RALPH WILLIAM WYAND, B.S. Business Adminis- Irafion, Sharpsburg, Md., S.C.A Y,',,eIi I .IJ 0 DONALD G. SCHNEIDER, A.B. Business Adminis- Jrrafion, CI1arIes Town, W.Va., lnfernafional ReIa'rions Club Vice-President Newman Club President Ze+a Sigma Secrefary. 21 4'-A' A . '32, I I f . X is I X Q ix X we I we , WDA ww SHEPHERD SENIOR 0 WANDA FAE FANKHOUSER, B.S. Business Admin- is+ra+ion, New Marhnsville, W.Va., Sfudeni Sena're, S.C.A.. Phi Sigma Chi. 0 DELORES KESNER, A.B. Secondary Educafion, Bur- lingron, W.Va., Kappa DeI'ra Pi, Phi Sigma Chi. -Wm' Kwww in '1 f f ,. g , ' ' ' if - 4 .. M' aaron M-H ,w ar -figs' fi ,. 'H' - .- . E13 I N, ,,,. we K Q W, g r ., :3'7?4rWQ.1- 1 , na? S i 0 SILVA BENNETT WARNER, A.B. Secondary Educa- Eion, Circleville, W.Va., S.C.A., F.T.A., Home Econom- ics Club. 0 ELIZABETH KATE GLADSTONE, A.B. Elemenrary Educaiion, Brunswick, Md., S.C.A., Choir, F.T.A., Phi Sigma Chi. C L A S S 0 F 1 9 5 5 0 LEON SOMERS, A.B. Secondary Educafion, Inwood. gr W.Va. 0 CARL BRUNNER, A.B. Secondary Educaiion, Ha- gersfown, Md. ini-19 0 PAUL MELLOTT, A.B. Secondary Educafion, Berke- ley Springs, W.Va., Befa Chi Phi Mu, Zeia Sigma. 23 x. A W, rw ,E i i L Q i l SHEPHERD SENIOR ' 0 JOHN LINDSAY, B.S. Business Adrninisiraiion, Shep- herdsiown, W.Va. 0 JAMES EDWARD SPINKS, AB. Polificai Science, i Charles Town, W.Va., Alpha Psi Omega, Ze-'ra Sigma. i K ,Jai ' ee 'W 0 THOMAS ARNETT, B.S. Business Adminisiraiion, Mariinsburg, W.Va. 0 JOHN H. WILSON, B.S. Business Adminisiraiion, A.B. Secondary Educaiion, Mariinsburg, W.Va., Zeia Sigma. 24 CLASS OF 1955 0 KEIHL POFFENBERGER, A.B. Secondary Educafion Hagersfown, Md., Zefa Sigma. 0 MAURICE N. JOHNSON. JR., A.B. Secondary Edu carion, Hagersrown, Md. 0 CHARLES E. JOHNSON, A.B. Secondary Educa Hon, Hagersrown, Md., E.T.A. 0 ROBERT SAMUEL TRIMBLE, A.B. Secondary Educa- Hon, Monrovia, Md., Circle K. PiCk6+S1'6'H. 25 5- 5-2 rm--'X fb k GC! are ,..w,. r i if al 2 Y int, SHEPHERD SENIOR 0 STEVE MITCHELL, AB. Secondary Educarion, Shep- lierdsfown, W.Va., Zela Sigma. 0 JOHN RANKIN, B.S. Economics. Berkeley Springs, W.Va., Zefa Sigma. 0 GERALD FRANKLIN SANTMIER, AB. Secondary Educalion, Marlinsburg, W.Va., Band, Choir. 0 JAMES H. MCDONALD, BA. Liberal Arls, Fronl' Royal, Va., F.T.A. CLASS OF 1955 0 BOB BARTLETT, A.B. Radio, Ballimore, Md., Who's Who in American Universilies and Colleges, Vice-Pres- idenf Senior Class, Circle K Presidenl, Sludenl Senale, Alpha Psi Omega, Pi Della Epsilon, lnlernalional Rela- 'rions Club, Sludenl Chrislian Associalion, Choir, Thela Sigma Chi. 0 JAY LYLE EACKLES, A.B. Speech, Bolivar, W.Va., Circle K, Voice of Shepherd, Choir, Sludenl' Senale, Thela Sigma Chi. 0 WILLIAM BOYD ROONEY, JR., A.B. Radio, Hed- gesville, W.Va., Alpha Psi Omega, Pi Della Epsilon, Sludenl Senale, Who's Who in American Universilies and Colleges, Circle K, Band, Thela Sigma Chi. 0 JAMES DOUGLAS MOLER, B.S. Business Adminis- lrafion, Balcerlon, W.Va., Thela Sigma Chi. at rgiilfx 'Z 'f'i i 5-fb-'. M- 'Umar ful Wh. SHEPHERD SENIOR 0 VIRGINIA WOLFES SMALL, A.B. Educafion. Mar- Iinsburg, W.Va., Kappa Delfa Pi. Home Economics CIuIo, Alpha Sigma Tau. 0 KATHLEEN VIRGINIA BOYER, B.S. Secre'rariaI Sci- ence, Choir. 0 VIRGINIA SPEROW, A.B. Secondary Educafion, Marfinsburg, W.Va., 4-I-I Club President Fufure Teach- ers of America, Phi Sigma Chi. 0 MARY ALICE LAMBERT, A.B. EIemen'rary Educa- Iion, Thomas, W.Va.. Who's Who in American Univer- si+ies and Colleges, Sfudem' Chrisiian Associafion Pres- ident Kappa DeI+a Pi, FuIure Teachers of America. Choir, InIernaIionaI Relafions Club. Sfudenf Senafe. 0 WALTER NEELEY, B.S. Chemishy, Shepherdsfown, W.Va., Zefa Sigma. 0 GERALD OTZELBERGER, B.S. Chemisfry, Hagers- 3 Town, Md. 0 WILLIAM SAGER, B.S. Business Adminisfraiion, Davis, W.Va., Thefa Sigma Chi. 0 LEE SEIBERT, AB. Secondary Educafion, Mariins- burg, W.Va. .gk 'incur ,4-w fw- X Mgr 'U' , A --Hn ' 1 4 SHEPHERD SENIOR 0 FRANKLIN M. MILLS, A.B .Speech, Shepherdslown, W.Va., Pi Della Epsilon. S.C.A., Choir, Band. 0 WILLIS STUMP, B.S. Biology. Cumberland, Md., I.R.C., S.C.A., Bela Chi Phi Mu. 0 GUY EUGENE HARE, A.B. Secondary Educalion, Greal Cacopon, W.Va., Who's Who in American Uni- versilies and Colleges, Kappa Delfa Pi, Pi Della Epsilon. Alpha Psi Omega, Eclilor of COHONGOROOTA I954-55, Sludenl' Senafe, Choir, Thefa Sigma Chi. 30 CLASS OF 1955 0 JOAN KLOTZBAUGH, A.B. English, Ballimore, Md.. Alpha Sigma Tau. 0 BONNIE LEE SMITH, AB. Elemenfary Educalion, Pleasanf Dale, W.Va., Who's Who in American Univer- silies and Colleges, Alpha Psi Omega, Eulure Teachers of America, Choir, Sludenl Senafe, Alpha Sigma Tau. 0 ELIZABETH ANN RUSSELL, A.B. Elemenlary Edu- cafion, I-ledgesville, W.Va., Who's Who in American Universilies and Colleges, Alpha Sigma Tau President Sludenl Chrislian Associafion, Eufure Teachers of America, Sfudenl Senale. 0 LORNA LEE SHULL, A.B. Secondary Educafion, Charles Town, W.Va., Who's Vlfho in American Univer- silies and Colleges, Alpha Psi Omega, Sfudenl Chrisl- ian Associafion, Choir, Alpha Sigma Tau, Oueen Shep- herd XXVI. - A I JH fs' I s. T S 5, LP f 3,55 ri?-,,-av ' al' fr: . xy, -ww- , I as Qfff 1-I ii ,i .R 1 ' 1. 1195. ,A 5 'W sf -04 ik in wwf ,,. if X ' mg., .X , . .1 .af ,gil gif' 'z yfifi if W SHEPHERD SENIORS In Memoriam ELAINE BRADY 0 DOROTHY HARPER, A.B. Secondary Educafion, Moorfield, W.Va., Home Economics Ciub. 0 JOAN HOGGE, A.B. Secondary Educalrion, Charles- fown, VV.Va., Alpha Sigma Tau. 0 MARY STALNAKER, A.B. Secondary Educafion, Marfinsburg, W.Va. J U Firs+ Row: ROBERT ALEXANDER WADE BANKS THOMAS BARTLEBAUGH ANN BENTZ JUNE BERGDOLL LOWELL BOLYARD Second Row: THOMAS BOWERS NANCY BOYD RONALD BRAITHWAITE JOAN BRAKE BENNY BRAKEALL BETTE BRONESTATER Third Row: MARY ESTHER BROWN EDWARD BURGEE ABNER BUSH BRUCE BUTTS CLARA CHAPMAN SARA CULLERS Four+h Row: DONALD DAHLIN ROBERT DAVIS SARAH DlETRICH RALPH DIPASOUALE WADE DUNNIGAN Fifih Row: CHARLES EMERY GEORGIA LEE ENGLE JAMES ELEMING RICHARD EORSYTHE PAT GAGEBY GERALD HOWARD Sixflw Row: RONALD HURLEY STANLEY IKENBERRY NORMAN JOHNSTON ROSS KENNY JOAN KERSHAW ROSE MARY KIBLER 0 C S S Firsi' Row: PAT KOTTLER PAT LAYMAN IRVIN MANGES JO ANN MANNING ROGER MAPHIS REITA MARKS Second Row: JERRY MARTIN LAWRENCE MIDDLETON CHARLES MILLER NATHAN MOLER VIRGINIA MOLER DONNA LEE MYERS Third Row: WALLY NEWMAN FRANK NOWLAND ALAN OATES JOHN O'BRYAN NORMAN PRICE MARY LANE REINHART Fourih Row: RAY RIORDON HERBERT ROCKWELL TEMPLE ANN SCAFATI PAUL SKVORETZ BARBARA STELLE MARY LOUISE STEPHENS FIHII Row: BETTY SWARTZ CHARLES VANMETRE WILLIAM WANGER POLLY WILLIAMS WILLIAM WILLIAMS ROBERT WILSON Sindh Row: TILLY WILT IRMA WOLFORD NAOMI WOOD JAMES WRIGHT CHARLES YATES SOPHOMORE CLASS Firsf Row: PHIL ADAMS NORMA JEAN ALBERT THOMAS BARNARD ELIZABETH BIRCH JAMES BLACKBURN LOWELL BOLYARD Second Row: MEREDITH BOYD JACK BRATTY DANIEL BROWN CHARLES MILLER GRAHAM BULLOCK JOANN BUSEY Third Row: RALPH CHILDS CHARLES CHIPLEY GARY COOPER GEORGE COOPER LINDA COOPER FOSTER COUCHMAN Four+I1 Row: ANNE CREASY DANNY DICKLER CLAUDE FLAGG PAUL FLEMING RODNEY FORSYTHE LOIS FRENZ Fiffh Row: CHARLOTEE FRY KING FULTON MELVIN GREEN BOB HENRY RAYMOND HINES CLYDE HITT Sixfh Row: BEVERLY HOLDEN NORMA HOTT GEORGE HUBER JACK JENKINS NORVAL JOHNSTON JAMES KERR Sevenfh Row: ROGER KELLER JAMES KEITER GARY KERNS BOBBY KERSHENER M. F. KERSHNER JOAN KLINE Eigh+I1 Row: BEULAH KURSEY JAMES LAMBDIN LOUISE LARSEN .. ff,,:.. 'EET' 'Q-QA 1' 1 ,gp , in-5, 2 M, lv ,nanny , IASS Firsi' Row: DOROTHY LEATHERMAN JAMES LESLIE PAUL LEVASSEUR SAM LINK VIRGINIA LOCKE KAY LONG Second Row: DOLORES MCCAULEY FRANK MQCOURT JOY MCCENEY GLENNA MCGEE LES MCWHORTER EDWARD MAUGANS Third Row: NANCY MILLER SALLYE MORGAN RONALD NEFF MIKELL NIGH JAMES O'BRIEN MICHAEL O'BRIEN Four+h Row: JAMES OMPS ROGER ORNDORFF BARRY OTT BILLY PENN JAMES PETERS RONALD RATZLOFF FIHI1 Row: JACK RHODES FRANCES RICE LEMAR SAGER LYNNE SCAFATI ROGER SHERMAN JOAN SILER SIXII1 Row: CARLIN SMITH MARY ELLEN SMITH DICK SNIVELY CAROL SPIKER DENAH STEELE AMELIA STOTTLEMEYER SCVSDII1 Row: JOANNA STRITE MARY ELLA THOMAS HUGH THOMPSON BILL TURNER KYLE TUTWILER ALTHEA VICKERS Eigh+h Row: PAUL VITOL JAMES WEBB NORMAN WILLINGHAM DOLORES WOTRING FRESHMAN CLASS Firsf Row: NANCY AITCHESON FRANKLIN ALLEN JACOUELINE ALLEN WILLIAM ANDERSON DOROTHY ARNOLD DONALD ATHEY Second Row: FRED BELLES DONALD BISHOFF NORMA BOWERS PATRICIA BOYD ROBERT BUCHALTER JANET BUSEY Third Row: ALBERT BUSH BILL BUTLER MARY CALKINS BARBARA CARPENTER CHARLES CASEY MARGIE CLARK Four'rI1 Row: PATSY CLEAVER RALPH COOK WILLIAM CREAMER JOAN CRUGER ANNA CUMMINS ALEENE CURRY FIHI1 Row: SUE DILLINGER DALE DOCKENEY MARILYN DOLEMAN GEORGE DUNCAN JANE EVERETTS MARY JANE FISHER Sindh Row: WILLIAM EOLTZ WILLA FRALEY JANET FRENCH ARTHUR ERIES CHARLES FUNK RICHARD EUSS Seven+h Row: DONNA GAGEBY HENRY GEORGE GUNTHER GOTTEELD DANNY GRAHAM MARY GRAHAM JEAN GRANT EigI1+I1 Row: ROBERT GRANT CAROLYN GRAPES WILLIAM GRIEEITH BARBARA GROVE LAWRENCE GUM JAMES HAMBLETON -.,1'.'v 1 'fir' Al 3 , -+ My 'R fs K YT' w Q.: .. ,L 2 ,E ,.IA 5' Y vwvm 161' ASS Firsf Row: FLO HAMILTON ELEANOR I-IARLAN MARY HARTSAW GRETCI-IEN HEIDRICI-I SARAH HENDRICKS JOANN HINDMAN Second Row: WILLIAM HITT ANN HORNER ELIZABETH I-IORNER LLOYD HYATT ELSIE INSKEEP CHARLES JACKSON Third Row: PAUL JENKINS NORMAN JOHNSON VEEVEE JOHNSON CHARLES JOHNSTON ALVIN JONES DIXIE JORDAN Four+h Row: DOUGLAS JONES CHARLES KEESECKER MILDRED KELLER SANDRA KERR ANNA KESECKER KENNETH KING FIHI1 Row: WILLIAM KNODE JANET KNODE LILIAN LEE HOWARD LOCHNER MARY LOCKE MARY LONG Sixih Row: SHIRLEY LYNCH WILLARD LOOK BETTY MCBRIDE PATRICIA MCCAULEY WILLIAM MCCRACKEN CURTIS McKEE Sevenfh Row: DORIS MERCER PEGGY ANN MESSICK DONALD MICKEY CHARLES MILLER JOHN MILLER NOAMI MILLER EigI1II1 Row: RUHAMAH MILLER MARY MILTENBERGER SUSANNA MILLER JAMES MOON ELMER MUNSON BRADFORD MYERS I I. I I I I I I I. I II I ,I I I I I FRESHMAN CLASS Firsf Row: RENEE MYERS RUTH NEALIS THOMAS PAINTER HOMER PANKEY NANCY REEDY THELMA REXRODE Second Row: BERT ROCKEY GERALDINE RUTHERFORD JOHN SCHILDT DONNA SCHILL STANLEY SCHRADER CHARLES SHIPLEY Third Row: LAURA SHREVE SYLVIA SIGAFOOSE SHERWOOD SIMONS BARRY SMITH DARRELL SNYDER SANDRA SPECHT Fourih Row: EMMA STARLIPER GARY STICKLEY ROBERT TAFE BETTY TEETS BARBARA THOMAS BARBARA THOMPSON Fif+I1 Row: KITTY THORNBURG DOUGLAS TINDAL RICHARD TOWNER MARSHALL TWIGG WILMA VANDERVORT RALPH VOIGT Six+I1 Row: BEVERLY WAGELY EILEEN WATERS DONALD WEBBER LEE WELLER WILLIAM WELLS ROLAND WHEELER Sevenfh Row: GEORGE WHITE JOHN WOLF CAROL WOLFORD MARY YOST RICHARD YOUNGBLOOD TERIF YOUNG Eighfh Row: WILLIAM ZILCH H351 at T 1- 'TZ' .N 'ui M saga A W fin- if! ' ' fy ,I K M T ewii 'V' R ,JF ' YQ, L1 ,Ml ev: f en A ,.,. , HID' 'flu ,S u I l-leyl ThaT pic goes here. No, iT belongs wiTh This adverTise- menT. Such is The conTlab ThaT goes inTo The making of The C0- HONGOROOTA each year. Among The many Tasks in The publica- Tion of The yearbook are The sale oT adverTisemenTs, The physical ouTlay oT The book iTselT, The soliciTaTion oT maTerial, The collecTion oT phoTographs and The Tinal disTribuTion. Those who spenT many hours in The Annex of The library making up The book are Eugene l-lare. ediTorg Fred Belles, sporTs ediTorg l-lelen Calkins, TeaTure ediTorg Sallye Morgan, copy ediTorg Mary l-larTsaw, secreTaryg Norma AlberT, business manager: Anne Creasy, Nancy Miller and Richard l-larT, adverTising salesmen. The adviser To The sTaTT is Miss Louise l-luTTaker, college libra- rian and associaTe professor oT library science. COHONGOROOTA S T d l T f ghl H l C lk ns, Norma Jean Albert, Nancy Miller. Slandinq lefl lo righl: Roberl Henry, Eugene Hare, Fred Belles. 42 in ll -J-17 Left fo right: Boyd Rooney Eugene Hare, Bob Bartleff J R G g L Engle, Fr k MII M H ff k PI DELTA EPSILON Devoled +o lhe encouragemenl ol journalism among Shepherd sludenls, lhe Pi Della Epsilon, a nalional journalism lralernily, slim- ulales inleresl in crealive and commercial wriling. Membership in lhe fralernily is open lo all sludenls who have worlced one year eilher on The COHONGGROOTA or lhe Piclcef, or have wrillen radio scripls for broadcasls, and have compleled 'rwo years of college wilh a high scholaslic average. 43 FIRST SEMESTER STAFF Edilor ,.... .,...,............... J EAN RUSSE Associale Edilors. . .GEORGIA LEE ENGLE, SALLYE MORGAN Sporls Reporlers, . . ....... FRANK MCCOURT, JOEL RUBENSTEIN Pholographer ........ .....,. ........,... E D BURGEE Reporlers and Correspondenls . . .GARY T. COOPER, ROBERT TRIMBLE, JAY EACKLES. PAT BOYD, JOAN KERSHAW Circulalion Manager .... .....,........ S YLVIA D. SlGAFOOSE Columnisls .... . . . . .JAY EACKLES, RICHARD EORSYTH Slaff Adviser ................... ROBERT H. GILDART SECOND SEMESTER STAFF Edilor ...... ............, . . .GEORGIA LEE ENGLE Associale Edilors . . . BETTY HARLEY, SALLYE MORGAN Sporls Edilor .... ...............,...... D ON BlSHOEE Circulalion Manager , . . . . .SYLVIA SlGAEOOSE Reporlers . . NANCY BOYD, GARY T. COOPER. BETTY HARLEY, RAYMOND MCKANE. DONNA LEE MYERS, BOB TRIMBLE, JOAN KERSHAW Columnisls .................... JAY EACKLES, GEORGE COOPER Slal'l Advisor .......... .... R OBERT H. GlLDART The Shepherd College Piclcef is published once in Seplember and bi-monlhly from Oclober lo May, inclusive, by lhe sludenls of Shepherd College inleresled in journalism. The paper is a member ol The Wesl Virginia lnlercollegiale Press and is under lhe leadership ol slarl adviser, Roberl H. Gildarl. SHEPHERD PICKET Left fo righl: Sylvia Sigafoose, Georgia Lee Engle, Jay Eackles, Jean Russe, Gary Cooper, Bob Trimble, Sallye Morgan, Mr. Gilbert, adviser. .lx 'ff' 1 44 Ns ,bb ri :Ya f P 2 First Row: Mary Hartsaw, VeeVee Johnson, Norma Jean Albert, Joan Kline, Joan Busey, Donna Lee Meyers, Liz Russell. Seond Row: Lois Frenz, Jane Fisher, Sandra Kerr, Janet Knode, Linda Cooper, Nancy Boyd, Barbara Stelle. Third Row: Charles Miller, Louise Lar- sen, Alfhea Vickers, Sylvia Sigafoose, Beverly Holden, Mary Alice Lambert. Fourth Row: Rodney Forsythe, Bob Henry, Bob Bartlett, Stanley lkenberry, Ncrman Johnston, Donald Bishoff, Burt Rockey. STUDENT CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ln search ot truth is the motto ot the Student Christian Asso- ciation ot Shepherd, largest organization on the campus. This stu- dent group is attiliated with the national Y.lvl.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. The SCA. is devoted to the task ot providing students an op- portunity to grow in the Cnristian lite through work, study and service. 45 A well-balanced and talented choir of Shepherd College was a true asset and benefit to the institution and community this year. Specializing in a capella singing, the choir performed noted worlcs by Bach, Palestrina, l-landel, Fred Waring and others. Prof. Carl J. Farnsworth directed the organization tor the Christmas cantata, tor the community church services and other events. Soloists were Elsie lnslceep, Lorna Shull, Bonnie Smith, Richard Forsythe, Charles Vanlvleter, Bob Bartlett, and Stanley llcenberry. Jane Morehouse was the accompanist. SHEPHERD CHOIR First Row: Norma HoH, Mary Hartsaw, Bonnie Smith, Lorna Shull, Pat Boyd, Elsie lnskeep, Dorothy Knode, Althea Vickers, Louise Larsen, Joan Cruqer. Second Row: Jane Morehouse, Mary Belle Locke, Mary Esther Brown, Sandra Kerr, Susanna Miller, Denah Steele, Barbara Stelle, Donna Myers, Willa Fraley, Third Row: Beth Bellinger, Sylvia Sigafoose, Charlotte Fry, Lois Frenz, Janet French, Dor- othy Thomas, Beverly Wagely, Norma Albert. Fourth Row: Frank Mills, Mel Green, Eugene Hare, Jay Eackles, Stanley lkenberry, Jack Rhodes, Bob Bartlett, James Keiter, John Fleming, Charles VanMetre. l r ' T' -r -.. r .2 . 4. r , 46 T B y N Alberl, Roger Keller, Bill Knod ll P d M L F k M II First Row: Boyd Rocney, Rodney Forsylhe, Clara Chapman, George White, Jane use , orn-ia Douglas Jcnes, Gibson Funk, Ronald Braifhwaife, Second Row: Germld Sanlmier, Wi iam a en, a ford, Mr. Frank, Mary Ella Thomas, Pal Ko ller, John M ll B b G T L SHEPHERD BAND Possibly one oT The mosT acTive organizaTions on The campus is The Shepherd College Band. A precision uniT, The Band is one oT The ouTsTanding musical organizaTions in The Tri-sTaTe area. The direc- Tor. ProTessor Guy Frank, has worlced unTiringly in molding The group inTo a respecTed and unique organizaTion. One oT The main aTTribuTes oT The band is iTs abiliTy To play all Types oT music, and play Them well. JusT a Tew oT The many acTiviTies oT The band are: Homecoming Parade, WinTer and Spring ConcerTs, Musicals, and Trips To civic clubs and area high schools. Also ThroughouT The year unlimiTed sup- porT is given To all aThleTic evenTs and TuncTions of The college. 47 ry ong, ran l er, Iris W McWhorTer. The F. T. A. is sponsored by lhe Wesi Virginia ancl Nalional Educalion Associalions. ll parlicipales in as many ol lhe acliv- ilies ol each associalion as The membership is capable ol con- clucling. Major evenls ol lhe year include sponsoring ol American Edu- calion Weelc programs and Regional l-ligh School FTA conferences in cooperalion wilh lhe Slale Classroom Teachers' Associalion. FUTURE TEACHERS OE AMERICA First Row: Carol Spiker, Alfhea Vickers, Louise Larsen. Second Row: Lynne Scafali, Joan Brake, Joanna Slrife, Jane Fisher, Bonnie Ar- nold. Third Row: Nancy Miller, Jean Pinder, Liz Russell, Doroihy Lealherman, Kale Gladsfone, Miss Shaw, adviser, Mary Alice Lam- berf, Belly Engle, Bonnie Smifh. 48 ti' - W.,-. Sealed left +0 righl: Mildred Sykes, Mary Alice Lamberl, Virginia Small, Eugene Hare, Joan Kershaw, JoAnn Manning. Slanding lefl lo righl: Mr. Lowe, Miss Shaw, Dr. Scarborough, Dr. Alherlon, Mrs. Scanlon, Mrs. Newman, Mr, Harris, Miss Huffaker. KAPPA DELTA PI Kappa Della Pi is an honorary scholaslic sociely organized lor lhe purpose ol promoling more inlirnale lellowship wilh lhose whose lives are dedicalecl lo lhe cause ol leaching as a proles- sion. ll is a nalional sociely, lhe aim ol which is lo losler high slanclarcis ol preparalion lor leaching, and lo invile inlo lellowship lhose who have allainecl excellence ol scholarship and clislinclion ol achievemenl as sluclenls and servanls ol educalion. 49 The Alpha Chi casT oT The Alpha Psi Omega NaTional Honorary FraTerniTy is devoTed To The presenTaTion oT highly arTisTic, inTelli- genT dramaTic producTions on The Shepherd College campus. Close- ly allied wiTh The DeparTmenT oT Drama, The casT produces a group oT ouTsTanding plays each season and also sponsors oTher TheaTri- cal acTiviTies. Under The direcTion oT Dr. Vera Ellen lVlalTon, The exTremely acTive organizaTion has raised The sTandard oT drama aT Shepherd College To a high level in The pasT Tew years. The casT opened The l954-55 season wiTh The presenTaTion oT HR. U. R. The group in cooperaTion wiTh TheTa Sigma Chi pre- senTed Golden Boy. Finian's Rainbow was presenTed in con- iunc:Tion wiTh The Shepherd College Band. Closely Tollowing were Two nighTs oT one ac:T plays direcTed by sTudenTs and in some cases The plays were wriTTen by sTudenTs. Those sTudenTs inTeresTed in ioining The TraTerniTy may do so by TulTilling cerTain gualiTicaTions involving worlc in The various phases oT The TheaTrical arTs. ln order To TaciliTaTe membership in The TraTerniTy, members have creaTed a dramaTic club whose membership is composed oT all who have Talcen parT in dramaTic producTions. ALPHA PSI OMEGA Boyd Rooney, Anne Benfz. Sfanding: Joan Kershaw, JoAnn Manning, Wade Banks, Jimmy Spinks, Mk O B E gene Hare, Gary Moreland, Bonnie Smith, Ron Hurley, Lorna Shull, Dr. MaITon, adviser. 50 z rf if . Firsf Row: Anne Creasy, Lynne Scafafi, Donna Lee Myers, Nanc Boyd. Second Row: Nancy Miller, Barbara Sfelle, Bob Henry, D Scarborough, Charloffe Fry. Third Row: Charles TAil,er, Gerald Marfin, Les McWhorter, Bob BarTIeTT. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB The I. R. C. devoTes iTselT To The sTuoly and evaluaTiTon oT na- Tional and inTernaTiohal poIiTics and policies, and To an apprecia- Tion oT world culTure paTTerns. Che oT The chieT concerns oT The group This year was To Try To qeT as many varied viewpoinTs and opinions oT The world siTuaTior1 as possible. Sl FOUR-H CLUB The 4fH Club was organized ar Shep- herd in January, IQS3, as a branch ol rhe Wesr Virginia and Jrhe nalional 4-l-l or- ganizalions. ClRClE KH CLUB The Circle K Club, charlered ar Shep- herd, May. I953, has shown grear prom- ise oi becoming a very prosperous club. lr is a service orqanizarion similar +o +he Kiwanis Club. Firsf Row: Betty Teefs, Carol Wolford, Reifa Marks. Second Row: Miss Conard, Sfanley lkenberry, Carl Sfewarf, Joy MCCeney. X7 'J i First Row: Boyd Rooney, Bob Barfleff, Bob Henry, Harry Grant, Eyereff Bar-Ylebaugh. Second Row: Bob Trimble, Jay Eackles, John O'Brien, Sfanley lkenberry, John Fleming, Doug Moler, Bob Grant. Stand- ing: Jack Rhodes, Alan Oafes. T' 1 l ,O l ' 1 lf: 4 'sy , . r, ,I .I- ZH .' X ' ' N' 5 5, ., ,j. Thelma Gibbs, Willa Fraley, Joan Busey, Donna Schill, Dr. Lois Cross, Dru Deilrich, Joan Brake. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Membership in lhis club is open lo all sludenls enrolled in home economics classes. Purposes are lo iuriher personal developmenl and lo become beller informed concerning professional opporlu- nilies in home economics. Programs are based upon These pur- poses. The club assisis wilh many proiecls, social iunclions and special occasions on lhe campus. Top: Dorofhy Harper in room in Home Managemenf House. Middle: Sealed, lefl +o righf: Janice Nicely, Nancy Boyd, Margie Clark, June Bergdoll, Polly Williams. Sfandingz Dor- olhy Harper. BoHom: Theron Will' and Silva Bennell. ' I -al .M-.LA X id This group was organized as a local sociely in Gclober, l952, anol became a member ol lhe Wesl Virginia Collegiale Academy ol Science in April, I953. The purpose oi lhis sociely is lo promole BETACHI PHI MU Firsl Row Mr Dunbar Dr Alherfon Joan Kershaw, Elizabelh. Ho-ner, Sarah Hendrick, Frances Rice, Abner Bush, Clay Leps. Second Row Doug Lullrell Doug Jones Gibson Funk, Raymond Hines, Russell Bensenhaver, Dr, Goulding, Dr. Sfringer, William Sfump. Third Row Mr Harris Jim Pelers, Arnie Foer, Bob Alexander, Kyle Tulwiler, Frank Cavalier, Roberl Reeves, Jack Jones. Top Row: Roberl' Barry, Dick Hawes, Verlis Miller, Buck Thomas, Pal Kerns, Graham Bullock. 54 Left To righlz Elizabelh Russell, Eugene Hare, Boyd Rooney, Mary Alice Lambert, Bonnie Smith, Bob Barflell, James Spink Shull. WHO' WHO Each year aT Shepherd The names oT a number oT The Colleges mosT ouTsTanding sTudenTs are selecTed by The TaculTy To be hon- ored by inclusion in The publicaTion, Who's Who Among STu- denTs in American UniversiTies and Colleges. The gualiTies re- quired Tor nominaTion and Tinal lisTing are characTer, scholarship, exTra-curricular acTiviTies. and The possibiIiTy oT TuTure useTulness To business and To socieTy. RQ Composed of Lhe execuhve ohficers and a represenlalive from each class, lhe Dormilory Council is The governing board ol Jrhe women's residence hall. They revise, inrerprel, and adminisler lhe regulalions governing residenl women wilh The assislance of lhe Residenl Counselor and Lhe Dean ol Women. The social program and special proiecls are carried on under Lheir direclion. MILLER HALL DORMITORY COUNCIL 3 J 56 First Row, leTT To righT: James Fleming, Allen Oafes, Ronald Neff, Joan Kershaw, Second Row: Lynne Scafafi, Riefa Marks, Mikell Night Elizabelh Russell, Mary Alice Lamberf, Boyd Rooney. Third Row: W anda Fankhouser, Bonnie Smilh, Slanley lkenberry, James Brown, John O'Brien, William Griffilh. Sfandingz Ro'nerT Barfleff, Eugene Hare, Ralph DiPasquali. STUDENT SENATE The STucTenT SenaTe oT Shepherd College serves as an organ oT sTudenT opinion and a sTudenT parliamenT To mecTiaTe in siTuaTion3 involving individuals or campus organiza- Tions. Among iTs primary responsibiliTies are The execuTion oT The school consTiTuTion and any necessary revisions, The expression g-T sTudenT opinion and The examinaTion oT sTu- denT misunclersTanoTings, The sponsorship :JT The STucienT Union, The planning oT such ac' TiviTies as The Homecoming TesTiviTies and The Queens Ballq and chieTly, The represenTa- Tion oT all groups wiThin The sTudenT body. Leff To righl: Norman Johnsfon, Joan Klofzbaugh, John Fleming Barbara Slelle, George CosTello. The Ve+erans' Club, one of Jrne newer orqanizalrions on campus, was formed in Hue fall of i954 +0 assisf Hs members in dealing wiflw common problems and inferesfs. Front Row, leff fo riqhf: Ray McKane, Don Sioners Back Row: left to riqhf: Edward Mauqens, Ralph DiPiasquale, Charles Chipley, Bob Alexander. 58 -i-1.-..,... 4 4 l F 1 I ff fo right: Joan Cruqer, D Th mas, Dru Diefrich, Lynn Scafafi. Second Row left +o riqhfz Don S h d R y R d NEWMAN CLUB The Newman Club of Shepherd College was formed in lhe fall of l954 as lhe Roman Calhollc Couhlerparl ol lhe Sludehl Chrislian Associalicn. 59 Firsl Row: Phil Adams, Wade Banlcs, Bob Barllell. Second Row: Jim Brown, Ed- ward Burgee. Jay Eacldes. Third Row: John Fleming, Richard Forsylrhe, l-l a r r y Grant Fourfh Row: Eugene l-lare, Bob Henry, Clyde l-liH. Fif+h Row: Ronald l-lurley, Sranley llcenberry, Norman Johnsfon. Six'rh Row: Jaclc Jones, Jerry Marlin, Larry lvliddlelon. Seven+h Row: Doug lvloler, Michael O'Brien, Norman Price. Eighfh Row: Boyd Rooney, C h a rl e s Vanlvlelre, Jim Wrighl. THETA SIGMA CHI The TheTa Sigma Chi oT Shepherd College serves a Two- Told purpose on The campus. FirsT iT is a social organizaTion. Through a close relaTionship in worlc and recreaTion, iT cre- aTes in The members a Teeling oT broTherhood. Possibly The TraTerniTy is noT as some TraTerniTies, a home away Trom home, buT iT sTilI oTTers many advanTages To The members. The FraTerniTy is noT only a social organizaTion buT is also proud To be classed as a service organizaTion. Many acTiviTies are carried ouT during The year in The service manner. Firsl Row: Graham Bulloclc, Charles Chipley, Dan Clem- ens, Gilberl Creamer, Don Dahlin. Second Row: Bob Davis, l-laynes Davis, Charles Emery, Jim Fleming, Richard l-larl. Third Row: Paul Jenkins, Nor- man Johnslon, Ross Kenny, Gary Kerns, James Lambdin. Four+h Row: Roger lvlaphis, Pele Maugans, Gary More- land, Brad Myers, Frank Now- lancl. Fiflh Row: Jim Pelers, John Rankin, Lalvlar Sager, Don Schneider, Greg Shipley. Sixlh Row: Carl Smilh, Diclc Sniveley, John O'Bryan, Jim Gmps, Ray Riordan. Sevenlh Row: Bill Turner. Kyle Tulwiler, Bob Wanlz, Jaclc Wesl, Bill Williams. Eighfh Row: Kenny Wisecar ver, Charles Yales. ZETA SIGMA The Zela Sigma Fralernily ol Shepherd College is ded- Icaled +o lhe ideals of American youlh. lls members pledge responsibilily To Jrhe lralernily, lhe school, and lhe com- munily. Bul lralernily aclivilies are nol all work. During lhe pasl year 'rhe lralernily held no+ only lhe award for scholarship among lhe men's organizalions on campus buf lhe alhlelic award as well. 1? M W, M Q , ,,,, , , K ad' s 1 Q ' V V ' in , we U Q V H , , '27 r 7' ' z L .1 .' i an 5 ' s-49' y f 2 , , L gl, . 1 M 2 , y K Q' Q4 Firsf Row: June Bergdoll, Eliz- aberh Birch, Joan Brake, Anne Creasy. Second Row: Mary l-larley Joan l-logge, Joan Kershaw Joan Klolzlaaugh. Third Row: Dorolhy Lealher- man, Kay Long, Joanne lvlan- ning, Charlene lvlelloll. Four+h Row: Sallye Morgan Donna lvlyers, lvlilcell Nigh Barbara Rowling. Fiffh Row: Elizabelh Russell Lynne Scalali, Temple Sca- iali l-lughes, Lorna Shall. Sixlh Row: Virginia Small Bonnie Srnilh, June Triggs Polly Williams, Irma Wolford i ALPHA SIGMA TAU The members of Chi Chapler ol Jrhe Alpha Sigma Tau Nalional Social Sororily are dedicalecl lo promoling Jrhe social, cullural, and elhical ideals ol young womanhood on lhe campus. One of Jrhe mosl acfive organizalions on campus, lhe Alphas are nolecl lor Jrheir accomplishmenls in The field of social service. l-lowever, sororily membership is nor all worlc. There are slumber parries each semesler for Iorospeclive pleclges ancl a dinner parly for new members. AF' ' S 1 W .f f e , ' a A A W fi , .aff 5 f MK -, W Q a t AU A if f Z 'Hg M 'R We M 'Te' fa' 4:93 . ,mlm xi, 2, ,. Firsl' Row: Norma Jean Al berl, Anne Benrz, Linda Coo per. Second Row: Belly Engle Kale Gladslone, Bev Holden Third Row: Delores Kesner Dol Knocle, Delores McCau- ley. Fourllw Row: Nancy Miller Jean Pinder, Joan Siler. Fiffh Row: Mary Ellen Srnilln, Barbara Slelle, Jo Anna Slrile. Sixfh Row: Befly Swarfz, Al- lrlmea Viclcers, Lorelei Will. PHI SIGMA CHI Phi Sigma Chi Sororiiy was organized on Ihe Shepherd campus in I93O under Ihe name oi Phi Chi. Mrs. Ernesi Siuizman is advisor. The sororify became naIionaI in I945 by ioining Iho Sigma Sigma Sigma INIaIionaI Social Sororiiy. AI Ihe end of Ihree years, in I9-48, Ihe sororilry yolred Io wirhdraw from INIaIionaI and again become Iocal. They combined The Iwo names previously used and became Phi Sigma Chi. The purpose of Ihe sororiIy is To s'rimuIaIe and promofe inieresi and aciiyiiy in social deyelopmeni, Iriendship, and educaiion. Sealed lefl 'fo riqhl: JOhn Ranki The membership oi lhe Council includes lhree execulive offi- cers and eighl represenlalives chosen by The men in lheir respec- live wings. lvleelinqs are held on allernale Thursday nighls and on call lo deal wilh any mailer aiclecling 'rhe welfare of individuals or lhe group. The social program is also under 'rheir iurisdiclion. Dr. l-larry Brown. Residenl Counselor is an ex-officio member ol lhe council. l n, Frank Newland, Leslie McWhorter. Standing left lo right: Phil Adams, Carroll Michael, Gary Coop- er, Ray Riordon, Barron OH, Chalmers Caskey, Mr. B own, Bob Hughes, Harry Grant, Dwighl Dunlon. S ' We-4-was ., ,Q - i ' It-1-1 1 68 W Q ' I I 12 was ?fQ2?35ffr , if fi -Kfwiifhkf Q' 'mis 5 4' I I he Jne'wL 1 if 0 u O CX 'W,M-Q, ,PK O M- W W ff H I X g -X U1fme.e:1n.SlrLegfJfL . Q Q u 0 Q' gf xynfuumxef-:5..s.e5 gm CMM if h f , gfiwf 4 A! ma' 'i- ..,. Q9 J is K , 9 nt' 1, H HES M lil 'K 5 expr U1 E 4 I Z x 2- V-2 J Tiff! 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H ww ' S+ I 'M X M91 SL P-mf ,x fi',w2iiL2 I 7 I S , ff 44. 1. fn t . -'m First row lsealed, lefl lo righll-Jim Fleming, Phil Adams, Richard Harf, John Hurdzan, Bill Golden, Sian Schrader, Claude Flagg Bob Wanlz, Barry Hull, Paul Hillyard, Barney Tucker, Willard Look, Cinders Snyder, Bob Taff. Second row fsfanding,J-Assf, Coach Rich ard Mackey, Co-captain Charles Emery, John Pralico, Dick Mclnlyre, Norman Johnson, Don Larqenf, Jack Wright, Jim Blackburn Meredilh Boyd, Joe Sheelz, Joe Hockman, Co-capfain Dick Widdow, Head Coach Don Fuoss. Third row lsfandinql-Mgr. Roger Ma phis, Bob Buchalfer, George Duncan, Roland Wl'eeler, Ben Brakeall, Ken Owens, Greg Shipley, Jim Arlz, Lee Weller, Mgr, Bill Griffilh Trainer Jim Omps. FOOTBALL SEASON '54 Seplember I8 Oclober I6 'Fai ii nl S'al'f nl Shfipherdslciwn I4- 6 Newporl News, Homecoming al Shepherdslown Seplember 25 Oclober 23 'Gliynvillig Slali- al Shopherdtlown . 7- 7 'polcimai Slale al Keywer, Wesl Virginia 4 Oclober 2 Oclober 30 Pfmdflpri-Mill n fil Ashland, Va. . 7-25 Gallaiidel a+Washini1lon, DC, . 26 6 Oclober 9 November 5 Bild .fw.a'+ i :il Si'i-plwfdiifiwfi i l4- 7 'Salem College al Shepherdslown . 'Wi'-.l Vll lllilil ll'lll'l'ifillf '1l5ilf' Clinic: P. 82 The I954 record oT 5-2-I Tor The Rams was The besT since '49--and The second besT in The hisTory oT The College lo-2-Og l949l. The Rams scored I47 poinTs To 83 Tor The opposiTion. The Rams have scored in The lasT I4 ball games. The second game oT The 53 season was The lasT Time The Rams were held scoreless when Glenville deTeaTed Shepherd, 7-O. Since Then The Rams have scored 229 poinTs To l55 poinTs Tor The op- posiTion. Leading scorer Tor The Rams in '54 was George l-loTT who played in only 5 oT The 8 TooT- ball games buT scored 9 TDs Tor 54 poinTs. lvlere- diTh Boyd led The ConTerence in PATs, having missed only 4 aTTempTs Tor The enTire season. Blackburn was one oT The leaders in The Con- Terence wiTh his excellenT punTing. l-lall did ex- cepTionally well on kick-oTT reTurns as The Rams seT a new ConTerence record oT reTurning I7 a ToTal oT 545 yards Tor a 32.I average. The Rams also excelled aT reTurning punTs and blocking punTs. Several games were broken open wiTh punT reTurns, and The Rams blocked 6 punTs on an 8 game schedule. Shearer was one oT The leaders in The ConTerence wiTh his excellenT passing. Seven Shepherd College players were se- lecTed on The All-ConTerence lWVlACl Teams as Tollows: Tackle lvlerediTh Boyd and Guard Richard l'larT, TirsT Teeamg second Team-QB John Shearer, l-IB George l-loTT and CenTer Joe l-lockman. Shepherds co-capTains, Dick Wide dows and Ace Emery, boTh ends, were given honorable menTion. The play oT The Rams improved greaTly as The season progressed in '54, From The 53 squad, Coach Fuoss had only I I holdovers, 9 oT whom were leTTermen, aT The beginning oT The '54 sea- son. The reTurn oT Barney Tucker Trom The armed Torces--a leTTerman in '49--and The enrollmenT oT John Shearer Trom MonTgomery Junior Col- lege, and George l-loTT, Tormer WVU sTar bee Tore doing a hiTch in The service, assisTed The Rams greaTly. A number oT underclassmen, in- cluding Treshmen, whom The coaching sTaTT had noT counTed on in parTicular came Through and added sTrengTh and depTh To The posiTions. Such men, noT menTioned hereToTore, who conTrib- uTed To The success oT The Rams wiTh Their Tine play were as Tollows: Ends lvlclnTyre, Weller and Fleming: Tackle Smoke Johnson: Guards Brakeall, Dill, l-lillyard and Owens, CenTer Ship- leyg l-lalTbacks Snyder, Flagg and l-lallg Fullback PraTico and QuarTerback Williams. As a resulT 25 men on a 37-man squad leTTered Tor Shep! herd in 54. Co-capTains Widdows and Emery did a Tine job oT providing leadership Tor The Rams. Coach Suoss, Bob WanTz, Dick Wicldows, Charles Emery, Richard HarT, Coach Mackey. JIM OMPS STEVE RIPLEY JOHN POLIN6 JOHN SHEARER I954-55 SEASON SCHEDULE AND RECORD-SHEPHERD COLLEGE Opponeni Daie Sife Ev- ,fburq C111-i-'31, , . . . LU! I-Iwnwf? 'L lI.'I', and EIIM Cf?-Ieqe DQ Away 'Fa.vm- M 5'f1'f- C+-i-ige, , De-C. Away BI'Id'IV'J'fHiT'EI' C2IIf'-10 , . Dat. Away 'GIfgrw-JIIIQ ISIHIVQ QCII?-f'4e, . , Dei. I'IC1me Wxfxafiww Iaafjkfp-r, CIQIIIQQQ . ,Dec I-Ifvme W5I'sfwrw Ie-acheru CHIIE-fqe . . Jan. Away 'LEWIS and EIL nu CI IIQQQ. , , Jan Home .WCAKII Libeffy 5IaIe CcwIeQe . , Jam I7IffIVl'I5' 5Iwppeni.bulq Staff- Teafiherp. . ,Jan Away SL'f'fT61V!d I51IT C'7IIf'Qr1j . . Jan Home 'PI-Mmac Sfafe CIUIIIQ-QQ . . Jar Home 5I1e-nandoab CGIIIQ-QQ Feb Away 5IwIpper'1buv'q SMH- Teacher ., , Feb I-Ififma .pV'I IT'O'5 5IaTf3 CaIIQqe . , , Feb Away Fr ',.IbufQ Sfahg- CPIIIQQQ . . , Feb. Away, 'VVQSI Lwbevfy SIGMA COIIQQQ , . Feb Away 'Bi-Ibarwy CIJIIL-qv? .... . Feb Away BVId'51'f'vlr3IE'f Cwfefl-2 . , , Fc-b Hama 'AIdfg-rsorw-Bvfxadduu CUIIQQQ Feb Hf-me x'WVIAC TCw'.v'nf?y-W.V.W ,..,... , . . . . . , Feb BwrIHa ' WPI Virginia ImIcrcoIIegIaTe AIIQIH-IIC Conbefence Garwe--1, If' We-QI Vvgmf, Infcri-JIIQQIQIQ AIIIICIIC ConIefe-mir? I0mmarwpnII F15-bmifr, 22 27 I955. BUCI-Iwannfin, Wes? V'IVMafV'I VIfq'nI1 Shepherd-Opponeni 76-62 79-QI 84-88 76-85 85-97 96-7I 64-69 80-I I8 IO2-IO4 I0.'r,I 54-64 IOC?-45 92-75 84-83 79-84 90-87 85-97 97-I I8 83-IO3 CPI-8I Io. LI 82-IO3 87-I I7 LEE BONES SEIBERT Left fo right Maphis, Polinq, Seiberf, Turner, Omps BASKETBALL SEASON LefT To righfz Jim Pefers, Don Dahlin, Lee Seiberf, John Poling, Paul SkvoreTz, Roger Maphis, Al Jones, John Shearer, George Mllech, Bill Turner, Lee Weller, Gary Kerns, Jack Rhodes, STeve Ripley and Jim Omps. The Shepherd College baskeTball Team dis- played on-again oTT-again Torm ThroughouT The l954-55 season. The Rams opened The season wiTh a win over a sTrong FrosTburg Team only To drop The nexT Three games in succession. The Rams Trounced Wilson Teachers decisively be- Tore ChrisTmas vacaTion only To have Wilson Turn The Tables on Shepherd in The TirsT conTesT aTTer The holidays. Davis and Elkins showed The Rams no mercy as a hoT SenaTor ouTTiT could noT be sTopped. DXF was in conTenTion Tor WVLAC honors all year knocking oTT The besT Teams in The ConTerence regularly. WesT LiberTy squeaked by The Rams, IO4 To lO2, in an overTime game. Shippensburg downed Shepherd Twice. The Rams lumped on Shenan- doah, IO9-45, The TirsT Time The Two Teams meT and Shepherd sgueaked ouT only a l-poinT vic- Tory over Them on The second occasion. A hecTic Three-day road Trip saw The Rams drop games in succession To FrosTburg, WesT l.iberTy and BeThany. BridgewaTer was deTeaTed by The Rams in an overTime conTesT and WVIAC champs, Alderson-Broaddus, deTeaTed The Rams wiTh ease in The Tinal conTesT oT The TournamenT and iT was a good ball game Tor The TirsT halT, 53-52. Shepherd cooled OTT and Wesleyan cone Tinued iTs pace To deTeaT The Rams wiTh ease. While The T954-55 season had Tew hiqhliqhfs, The Rams gained The dubious disTincTion oT be ing The TirsT Shepherd College aqgregaTion To deTeaT TradiTional rival, PoTomac STaTe, Twice in one season. ln ShepherdsTown The Rams de- TeaTed The CaTamounTs, 92-75, and in Keyser Shepherd won 9087 over The PoTomac STaTers. BARRY GRAHAM HARRY NORMAN CHARLES PAUL HALL DILL BARKER JOHNSTON EMERY SKVORETZ Pilching BASEBALL Fronf Row, Iefl To righl: Kennelh Wisecarver, Bar- ry Hall, Graham Dlll, Charles Emery, Norman Johnslon. Back Row: Coach C. D. Lowe, Gary Kerns, Paul Skvorefz, Ray Riordon, Harry Barker, John Prafico. Harry Barker . Rey Riorclon . . Teams Played RAY JOHN GARY KENNETH RIORDON PRATICO KERNS WISECARVER PITCHING RECORD Hils Off S.O. B.B. Won Losl . 39 43 23 4 I . 35 23 3 2 3 SCHEDULE Hifs Per Game Shepherd Opponenl Shepherd Opponenl Ellzabelhlown IPa.I . I2 6 I3 2 Froslburg IIvId.I . . I4 9 7 2 MIIIersviIIe IPa.I . . I2 I I 6 8 Second Game . 7 6 4 3 Bridgewaler IVa.I . 7 2 3 O Second Game . 5 I5 O I Ponlomac Slale . . I6 8 I6 6 Second Game . . 5 6 O 5 'Shippensburq IPa.I . 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